This Day in History - Today in History with a distinctly Australian Flavour

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Australian Explorers
1830 -	After tracing the Murray River for thousands of kilometres, Sturt's party finally arrives back in Sydney. [more]
1847 -	Little-known Australian explorer Joseph Wild dies after being gored by a bull. [more]
Australian History
1622 -	The first recorded shipwreck in Australian waters occurs. [more]
1870 -	Notorious Australian bushranger 'Captain Thunderbolt' is shot dead. [more]
1904 -	Five men are killed in a gold mining accident near Coolgardie, Western Australia. [more]
World History
2001 -	Today is Towel Day, in memory of science-fiction author, Douglas Adams. [more]